Chicago Public Schools Will Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day Instead of Columbus Day
Since 1937, the United States has nationally celebrated Columbus Day in honor of the explorer who claimed discovery of the New World in his 1492 voyage. However, citizens have begun to question Columbus’ celebration, particularly in light of the growing acknowledgement of the violence and enslavement he perpetrated across Native communities. In fac...
Jean Lenti Ponsetto Announces Plans to Retire from DePaul
Following an illustrious 45-year career at DePaul University, Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto has notified University President Gabriel Esteban and the University Board of Trustees of her intention to retire in the coming months. Ponsetto has agreed to stay on in her role and assist the university with the leadership transition to a new athle...
Salem Italian American scholarship
The Salem Italian American Education Fund is now accepting applications for 2020 scholarship awards. The scholarship is open to all area high school seniors who plan to attend a post-secondary institution. The application deadline has been extended. Students must return a completed application postmarked no later than May 26. Scholarship applicatio...
Salem Italian American Scholarship deadline extended to May 26
The Salem Italian American Education Fund is now accepting applications for 2020 Scholarship Awards. The Scholarship Award is open to all area high school seniors who plan to attend a post-secondary institution. The application deadline has been extended. Students must return a completed application postmarked no later than May 26, 2020. Scholarshi...
For love of la bella lingua
Five-time Oscar winner Federico Fellini once said, “A different language is a different vision of life.” As a world-renowned film director, Fellini captured many aspects of life through his lens, immersing us in various cultures. Fellini believed that exposure to different languages forces us to see the world from the perspective of the people who...
TikTok’s Unlikely New Star: An Italian Teen Stranded Alone At A Wisconsin College
There are many paths to TikTok fame during coronavirus lock down: reunited families, at-home haircuts, a naked spouse surprising another. Luca Petrogalli has taken a very different route to virality. Petrogalli, 19, is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. These days he has become the big man on campus. In fact, he may be the only...
Italian Festival scholarships available
The Italian Festival Foundation of Stark County will award $8,000 in college scholarship for the 2020 academic year. Applicants must be of Italian-American heritage and be 2020 May or June graduates from a Stark County high school. Scholarships are awarded based on need, scholastic ability, extracurricular involvement and character. Application req...
Monsignor Joseph Trivisonno, il molisano che fece costruire la 1° scuola cattolica italiana inOhio
Monsignor Joseph N. Trivisonno nacque a Cleveland, il 4 maggio del 1894, da Luigi (1869-1941) e Giuseppina (1869-1953). I genitori erano entrambi nati a Ripalimosani in provincia di Campobasso. Luigi e Giuseppina, i genitori, decisero di Monsignor Joseph Trivisonno, il molisano che fece costruire la 1° scuola cattolica italiana in Ohio emigrare dop...
CIAO Takes Win in Duello ai Fornelli
In collaboration with the Italian Language Program in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, the Chicago Italian Appreciation Organization (CIAO), UChicago’s Italian culture RSO, swept the competition for a win in Duello ai Fornelli, an annual cooking competition among various Chicago universities. Organized by the Italian internatio...
Italian-American Foodways: Migration and Politics of Taste
Friday November 22 2019, from 17:30 to 19:00 EST. The Henderson Room (Third floor) @ Michigan League - University of Michigan. Join us for a Presentation and Meet & Greet with Prof. Simone Cinotto - Free and Open to the Public. Register online. Organized in collaboration with the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chic...
UC classics professor begins excavations in Sardinia, Italy
A University of Cincinnati associate professor of classics is leading an archaeological project in the ancient Punic-Roman city of Tharros, located on the western shores of Sardinia. Originally from Australia, Steven Ellis moved to the U.S. to work at the University of Michigan before coming to Cincinnati in 2007. Now, Ellis researches Roman urbani...
Rascioni Named Assistant Sabre Coach
University of Notre Dame fencing head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia announced the completion of his coaching staff Tuesday, with assistant sabre coach Christian Rascioni joining the Irish ahead of the 2019-20 season. A native of Trieste, Italy, Rascioni earned his “maestro di scherma” (three-weapon fencing master) diploma from the Accademia Nazionale di...